Junction-box.



H. R. GILSON.

JUNCTION BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 2. 1911.

LSQU@ Patented July 9, 1912.

INVENTOR iiNiEn enanas FTENI @FFIQFL HENRY R. GILspN,

MoLDINe COMPANY, sYLVANIA.

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or BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA, As/s'IGNoR To NATIONAL METAL or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENN- sUNoTToN-Eox.

Fatented July 9, 1912.

Application mea october 2, 1911. serial No. 652,320.

My invention'relates to metal junction` boxes, used with metal-molding electrical conduits; and the object of myvinvention is to provide a box so constructed that its installation will be much simplified and cheapened.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which forms part of my specification, and in which" Figure 1 is a plan view of a junctionboxv with a metal-molding conduit secured to it,'and in this gure the cover is removed from the box; Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the line II-II, Fig. 1, showing the box cover in position; F ig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line III-III, Fig. l; and Fig. 4 vis a perspective view of a clamping member.

'In the several figures, like numerals are used to designate like parts.

Junction-boxes of the character shown herein usually consist of two parts, a body or box-portion and a cover. The side-walls of such boxes, as heretofore constructed, have usually been provided with what are known as knock-out or twist-out portions, formed in the manufacture of the box by buckling or partially c utting around certain areas, which, when nally knocked or twisted out, leave inlet orices in the walls of the box for the connection of conduits. When such knock-out or twist-out portions have been removed, so as to form an orifice for a conduit connection, vit hasbeen found necessary to employ a specially provided connecting strip, having one end secured to the junction-box and the other end to the conduit by screws or other suitable securing members. The use of such a strip involves an appreciable expense, both for the manufacturer ofl the strips and vin the time utilized in their installation.

My invention consists in providing a junction-box, wherein the use of a strip toconnect a metal molding conduit to the box is unnecessary. To such an end I provide each wall, through which it may be desirable to pass an electrical conductor, with cuts or partial fractures, such that a portion of the wall may be bent downwardly and out-v wardlfy without being severed from the box structure, and in its bent-out position may be used for connecting a conduit mem-beninstead of using strips, as has ybeen the practice heretofore.

, Referring to the drawing, I-have shown a junction-box having four walls 1, 1a, 1", and' bent downwardly 'in such a position as to form a lug 3. Such a lug, it will be readily understood, may be used to connect a conduit member -to the junction box, in place of using a separate and detached strip. The screw-holes 4, o-r -other suitable means vof connection may be properly provided during the manufacture of the box. In the wall 1c a lug 3a is shown bent'` downwardly and a conduit member secured to it as by the screw 5. The conduit preferably consists of two members 6 and 7, each havinga generally elliptical cross-section, and adapted to clamp one over the other.

To the end that a suitable finish may be had for the conduit connection I provide closure piece 8, shown particularly in Fig. 4. Such closure piece isprefera'bly formed so as to have an ellipticallyshaped portion 9, adapted to 'clamp'over the outer conduit member; a lug 10 adapted to extend under the cover; and rounded portions 11 adapted.`

to engage the side walls of the box and to guard against the abrasion or cutting of the insulation on an electrical conductor.

In the practice of my invention a wireman, installing a junction-box, may bend .down whatever lugs desired, the lugs usually being bent down to extend in the same general plane as the bottom portion` of the box; and in case'a mistake be made so that -the wrong lug is bent out, the said lug rmay be bent back to form again a part of the side wall and they box will not'be rendered useless as in the case of twist-out-or bent-out portions.

I do not wish to limit myself to the form l vof box shown herein for obviously my invention is applicable to boxes of different forms and to boxes used with different kinds of conduits.

I claim herein as my invention:

1. A junction-box for electrical conduits, consisting of a bottom portion or loor and side walls, the side walls of said box provided with outs setting apart limited areas which, ,when bent down, remain integral with the bottom portion of the box and form connecting lugs.

2. A junction-box for metal molding construction, consisting of a bottom portion, and a side-Wall, the continuity of said sidewall interrupted by two cuts extending from the outside edge of the said side-wall to the intersection ofthe side-wall with the bottom portion.

3. The combination with a junction box provided with a bent-out portion, and a conduit member secured to. said bent-out portion, of a closure-piece provided with a clamping portion, a lug, andan inwardly grooved portion between said lug and clamping portion. i

ln testimony whereof' I have hereunto set my-hand.

HENRY n., eiLsoN.

Witnesses:

PAUL N. Cnrrcnnow, Emmen FITZGERALD. 

